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Bob Chew

Forward candidate for United States Senator, Colorado · Challenger

Retired engineering firm founder and former CEO; U.S. Navy veteran

Bob Chew is a Boulder resident and Navy veteran who co-founded an engineering and technical services company with his wife in the 1990s. He was a registered Republican until 2025, then joined the Colorado Forward Party, and launched his U.S. Senate campaign in March 2026. He is one of five candidates nominated at the party's assembly and is on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot as the Forward Party candidate.

Where Chew stands

Fiscal policy / National debt: Calls the national debt his top priority and says it raises mortgage and other long-term borrowing rates. Proposes closing tax loopholes that let wealthy Americans shield inherited assets, and using that revenue to reduce the debt.
Social Security: Says removing the payroll tax cap is a near-term fix but not a full long-term solution. Says he would give up his own Social Security to make payments to lower-income recipients somewhat more generous.
Health care / Medicare: Calls for a bipartisan fiscal coalition to address the debt through tax reform and changes to Social Security and Medicare.
Legal immigration: Says immigrants help the economy over the long term. Proposes letting each state decide how many visas in each category it accepts per year, with states responsible for supporting those immigrants instead of the federal government.
Fuel prices: Says the war in Iran is driving up gas prices. Argues Colorado's electricity prices are higher than in neighboring states because the state pursued a 'greener future' instead of a more measured approach to generating power.
Housing / Affordability: Says most affordability problems come from government actions. Argues that tariffs and regulations have raised homebuilding costs and that the national debt has raised mortgage rates.
Trump administration: Pledges to support President Trump when he thinks he is right, oppose him when he thinks he is wrong, and treat Democrats the same way. Says Congress needs to be an effective check on the executive branch.
Filibuster / Senate rules: Supports keeping the filibuster and says he would vote to restore the 60-vote threshold for confirming federal judges and Supreme Court justices. Says he will not support passing bills through budget reconciliation.
Redistricting: Supports eliminating partisan gerrymandering.

Background

U.S. Navy officer (nuclear submarine service)
Co-founded an engineering and technical services company in the 1990s; grew it to about 700 employees and sold it to employees through an ESOP in 2008
Registered Republican until 2025; joined the Colorado Forward Party
Moved to Boulder about a decade ago
Candidate for U.S. Senate, Colorado, 2026 (Forward Party); has put more than $1 million of his own money into the campaign

In the news

US Senate candidate Bob Chew says he’s a problem solver who will focus on fiscal responsibility Colorado Public Radio, October 12, 2026
3rd-party US Senate candidate Bob Chew boosts Colorado ads by $1.5M The Gazette (Colorado Springs), October 4, 2026
US Senate: Forward Party nominee Robert Chew Colorado Public Radio, September 25, 2026

Also running for United States Senator

Mark Baisley Republican
John Hickenlooper Democratic
Christopher Baum Approval Voting
Blake Huber Libertarian
Adam Withrow Unity

Sources

Last researched October 23, 2026. Written in neutral language from the sources above. Spot an error? See how to report it.